A huge black screen was installed in Fujikawaguchiko, a small town visited by tourists hoping to capture Mount Fuji Mt Fuji is seen through a hole on a black screen installed across from a convenience ...

Mount Fuji’s iconic snowcap belatedly made an appearance this week following the longest snow-free stretch in recorded history. Photos shared by local authorities and residents on Wednesday showed a ...

The town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists. Known for a number of scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, the town on Tuesday began constructing a ...

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Japan's Fujikawaguchiko residents were upset that tourists would block the narrow sidewalk, take Mount Fuji photos on the busy road or enter private properties. A Japanese town on Tuesday mount a ...

A tall metal fence will be built to control unruly tourists who have annoyed residents at a popular Mount Fuji photo spot. It follows the erection last month of a black screen in a nearby town to ...

TOKYO — A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji and overcrowding the area has discovered holes in the screen and is ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Foreign visitor numbers have dropped off since a huge black sheet was erected May 21 on a sidewalk here following complaints about the behavior of tourists ...

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (Reuters) - Officials in a Japanese town are erecting a 2.5-meter (8.2 ft) high barrier to block a view of Mount Fuji and obstruct a photo spot that has been attracting so many ...

Filipinos on social media have drawn comparisons between a photo of a local convenience store set against the stunning backdrop of Mt. Mayon and the iconic image of Japan’s Lawson store with Mt. Fuji ...

TOKYO, Japan — Sorry, the screen is now up — no more snapping cute photos of Mount Fuji from a popular sidewalk spot in the Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko ...

A Japanese town at the foot of Mount Fuji is putting up a barrier around a shop to stop tourists from taking photographs outside it, with the famous landmark as the backdrop. Fujikawaguchiko has ...